INSIDE THIS ISSUE
In News ...
ASLMU Presi¬
dent Mike Davitt
discusses goals.
... see page 3.
In Entertainment ...
The Best and
Worst Films of
Summer 1985.
... see page 9.
In Features ...
Meet New Pro¬
fessors on cam¬
pus this semester.
... see page 6.
In Sports ...
Meet ' New
Basketball Coach
Paul Wes thead.
... see page 14.
In Opinion ...
Grads schools
urged to drop
standard test use.
... see page 5.
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Loyola Mary mount University Volume 63 Issiie 1 ®|l| September 3, 1985
Scores of Improvements Enhance
Our Once Familiar Surroundings
■ it over campus, environmental im¬
provements have been completed
at a staggering rate. Many projects have
been strictly cosmetic, but numerous
academic facilities have been spruced up
as well. The following is a guided tour of
most of the projects completed to date:
Huesman Hall —
Secretaries9 Office— the office is now
located in Room 40. Two previously
separate offices were consolidated to
provide more efficient service to the,
faculty. The same compilation has been
done all across the university, for the
same reason. Additionally, the
secretaries shall be known ^s University
Faculty Secretaries, to indicate that they
are not restricted to a single department.
Each of the secretaries’ offices will be
provided with an IBM word-processing
machine and printer.
Faculty Offices*?- There are now no
more classrooms left in Huesman, Five
additional faculty offices were con¬
structed this summer; In all, there"Vare
now six departments sharing the
building.
Hallways — were completely repainted.
Additional lighting was added for safe¬
ty.
Quadrangle — the “jungle” has been
removed and a lawn has been planted.
Four orange trees have been purchased
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which is available for daily use by all students.
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Pfaffinger Awarded Sabbattical ;
Sherlock Now FCA College Dean
John Pfaffinger,' university Vice
President for finance and Planning, has
feeen awarded a special four-month sab¬
batical, president Rev. James N.
Loughran, S. J. announced on July 3.
Pfaffinger has held his post for
twenty-seven years, Fr. Loughran noted
in a written statement. After serving so
long, Fr. Loughran wrote, “[Pfaffinger]
could benefit from a change and a
chance to step back and prepare in every
way for the challenging years ahead at
the University/’
; Pfaffinger’s sabbatical wilLx continue
through December 3. During rt, Henry
F. Durand, Vice President for Student
Affairs, will serve as Acting Vice Presi¬
dent for Finance and Planning.
Tom Reynolds, Assistant Dean for
Housing and Resident Life, has agreed
to take Durand’s post temporarily, serv¬
ing as Acting Vice President for Student
Affairs. Reynolds recently completed his
doctorate at UCLA.
Referring to the reshufflement, Fr.
Loughran said “it should prove to be an
interesting time for ail concerned ’
In related news. Rev. Albert Koppes^
O. Carm, Academic V ice Presie n t , an¬
nounced ‘the appointment of professor
Warren^C. Sherlock as Acting Dean of
the College of Fine and Communication
Arts. His term of office will extend one
year, ending July 1, 1986.
Sherlock, a professor in the writing
division of the department of ^Com¬
munication Arts, is a former dean of the
college. H
Loyolan Photo by David Younkin
The new Pereira annex, one recent addition To campus , is still under construction.
for the area; they' have been planted.
Lounge—
ъ
remodeling plan has been
drawn up and construct ion should begin
soon.
Foley —a sin all word-processing room,
for the use of the English and Theology
departments, has been constructed on
the third floor.
Building 236 —
/
Modern Languages — all of the faculty
of/ this department are now located on
the second floor as well as the Classics
Department.
(continued on page 2)
New Lounge, New Focus
By JOSEPH O’HANNIGAN
News Writer
N,
ew home, new leadership — your
student government wants to see more
of you. Passing by the ASLMU'new
headquarters next to the bookstore, it is
hard to ignore the constant activity just
behind the huge glass windows. ASLMU
President Mike Davitt characterized the
move from second floor Malone as a
“big step” towards the goal “to make
ASLMU more of a central part of the
school ... and of student life.”
With funds granted by Fr. Loughran
last semester, the former art gallery was
quickly painted, carpeted, and furnish¬
ed. Today it houses the offices of Davitt,
ASLMU’ s five vice-presidents, and their
support staff (secretary and
receptionist). The facility also boasts a
spacious lounge, open to anyone who
wants to talk, relax, or just escape the
mid-day sun. As the school year pro¬
gresses, Davitt hopes to increase the
availability of the lounge for club and
organization meetings.
The new headquarters have done
much to increase ASLMU’s visibility—
but so has its new president, Mike
Davitt, a junior and a graduate of
Loyola High School, who has been in¬
volved in ASLMU since his freshman
year. From Student Senator, he advanc¬
ed to V.P. in charge of the Senate. He
was also Director of Special Garner last
year. Davitt still finds time for involve¬
ment in the Jesuit Alumni Club and
Crimson Circle.
Besides attending school functions
and weekly meetings with both students
and administrators, Davitt and his staff
continue to work on several projects for
the students. During Orientation,
ASLMU provided free soda for new
students as a simple welcoming gesture.
Over the next few weeks the student
government will be focusing on the
possibilty of a telecommunications
system being installed in their head¬
quarters, for useT)y campus clubs and
organizations.
- Furthermore, under the direction of
Mike Hermosillo, Vice-president for
Student Affairs, plans are being drawn
for a' new organization of club
presidents and ASLMU officers. ■
